How to access nested navigationItemUrl text property in Sanity query map?
This is a JavaScript/TypeScript data traversal question rather than a Sanity-specific issue. Looking at your data structure, you need to access nested properties within the items array.
Based on your data structure, navigationItemUrl.internalLink contains the text property you want. Here's how to access it:
{navs.map((nav: any) => (
<div key={nav._id}>
<h3>{nav.title}</h3>
{nav.items?.map((item: any) => (
<div key={item._key}>
{item.navigationItemUrl?.internalLink?.text}
</div>
))}
</div>
))}The key points:
- You need to map over
nav.items(the array of navigation items) - Each item has a
navigationItemUrlobject - Inside that is
internalLinkwhich contains yourtextproperty - Use optional chaining (
?.) to safely access nested properties - Use
item._keyas the key since each navigation item has that unique identifier
If you want to create actual links, you might do something like:
{navs.map((nav: any) => (
<nav key={nav._id}>
<h3>{nav.title}</h3>
<ul>
{nav.items?.map((item: any) => (
<li key={item._key}>
<a href={item.navigationItemUrl?.internalLink?.text}>
{item.text || item.navigationItemUrl?.internalLink?.text}
</a>
</li>
))}
</ul>
</nav>
))}TypeScript tip: Instead of using any, consider using Sanity TypeGen to generate proper types for your schema. This would give you autocomplete and type safety for these nested structures, making it much easier to work with complex data like this navigation structure.
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